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Culture Shock: Month 1 in the Himalayas

Jaymashi Sathiharu! (Hello friends!) I’m slowly but surely assimilating to the different pair of shoes for each room, using a bidet (or small pitcher of water) and my left hand every time I use the restroom, which is often only a hole in the ground. I cried the third time I had to use theContinue reading “Culture Shock: Month 1 in the Himalayas”

I depart for Qatar in 30 minutes.

I’m typing this while contorted into an odd stretch on the carpet at my gate, to minimize back pain on my over 13 hour flight to Qatar. After exploring Doha for a bit during my layover tomorrow I’ll jet off to the Himalayas. I can tell I’m right where I’m supposed to be because everyContinue reading “I depart for Qatar in 30 minutes.”